Monday, August 29, 2011

Moonface is my nickname for myself when my face, especially on tv or video is as illuminated, white, and round as the effing moon. I know I shouldn't be so hard on myself. I should be grateful that I even have a head, moony or otherwise, and that there are people that actually want to record whatever I have to say forever on digital film...

Being in Chicago was amazing and hilarious. I love it there and now I'm back in New York and totally homesick. While there I paid a visit to my hometown La Grange Public Library where I met the lovely and amazing Noel Zethmayr, head of young adult services. And then she interviewed me and I went on and on and on about And Then Things Fall Apart and reading and writing and etc.

And it is on YouTube and now, here...

Noel was cool to talk with and really interesting and funny and smart. I gave her some Sylvia Plath pins as a parting gift and she was so punk rock she put them on her shirt sleeve!

Hope you weren't bored to death watching the video. I'm a little in love with John Green and his vlog is really and truly entertaining. I'm working on it...

Thanks to everyone for following and signing up to win and just- I dunno- for being so great!

While I'm at it, feel free to rate And Then Things Fall Apart on Amazon and/or Goodreads. Every Star Counts!

In other great and fun news, I wanted to let you know about this interview I did with Stephanie Kuehnert at her blog, Life, Words, & Rock 'N Roll. It came out last week but here it is in all its glory. Ozzy Osbourne, Africa, writing... it's all in there. We met for lunch when I was in Chicago for a signing and we ate organic chips and salsa at this restaurant that was ALSO a house. It was fun and a great break from my family to talk about writing and writing and writing with someone who was way more punk rock than me. Thanks for everything, Stephanie.

One (1) hand made hideously ugly and one of a kind AND THEN THINGS FALL APART soapdish

Four (4) Punk Rock Sylvia Plath button pins

One (!) Sylvia Plath stick mask from the AND THEN THINGS FALL APART Book Launch Event at Books of Wonder

Eight (8) signed bookmarks for you to pass around to your most amazing friends and librarians

All you have to do is become a follower of my blog (if you are not already, my darling) AND (as well as) leave a comment in this post's comments. I will use some sort of randomizing application to choose not one but TWO (2) lucky winners!!

What are you waiting for? You will have until August 20th to enter. (Shipping is US only...)

This is like, my first contest. It may be my last... so don't miss out!

And Then Things Fall Apart

Available at fine bookstores everywhere

"Whether or not they are Plath lovers, readers will delight in Keek’s self-discovery." - Kirkus Reviews

"The result is a short, intoxicating, bouncy, lustful, stream-of-consciousness narrative in which Tibensky proves herself as an author to watch. Keek’s poetry—not bad, either—punctuates the diary entries and offers more catnip to Plathians."- Booklist

"Don’t you just want to know this character? And give her a hug and go out for coffee and talk about the things in your life that feel so terrible you can’t help but laugh at them? I did. Very much."- Slatebreakers

"Narrator Keek is one of my favorite YA narrators of all time, and this creative, quirky, honest novel was a good reminder of why I became a writer and why I love writing for teens." ---Cory Haydu, amazing author of OCD Love Story

AND THEN THINGS FALL APART is an ALA/ YALSA Readers' Choice Nomination for Realistic Fiction and a Junior Library Guild selection. Exciting!

About me

I am the world's oldest teenager.
I write novels, essays, and short stories some of which have appeared in places like One Story and McSweeny's Internet Tendency.
I have 2 children- boys with solid man-names.
I wrote AND THEN THINGS FALL APART.
My husband is not American.
I am not blond.

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I love to talk with book clubs, writing groups, libraries, National Honor Societies and yes, even bookstores. If you are in the NYC/NJ area I can come to you. If not let's set up a SKYPE visit... those are great too (and I can do them in my pyjamas)!Contact me at belljarsummer [at] gmail [dot] com.